[MES Forum] Fulbright Info Sessions and Writing Workshops

[McClimans, Melinda]

View this email in your browser<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mailchi.mp/5fd22938ed8f/mesc-updates-2023-02-5410573?e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwSChs0DB$>
[https://content-engine-prod.mailchimp.com/layout/rid_f1ef2867-6aa7-4cda-af2c-acf56bad5f70.png]
Image of the Maiden Tower, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey, Matti Blume CC BY-SA

Fulbright Funding

The first info session is Monday!

Would you like to teach English, conduct research, or pursue a Master’s degree in a foreign country after you graduate? Consider applying for a Fulbright Fellowship!

For English Teaching Assistants, these grants place you in a host country and support you while you work. For research or study, the grants provide a living stipends and research/tuition. You can find out more about these amazing opportunities from the Fulbright website,<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=34c07af2e8&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwWvn_0J9$> and OSU is able to help you with the application process.

The OSU campus deadline is August 15, and the university is also offering two workshops this summer to help you prepare your application. (Details below)

If you would like to know more about Fulbright awards and/or the summer workshop, please attend one of the upcoming information sessions:
                Monday, May 8, 12-1 pm:
https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIucOqhrzktHNcsqkRCTVi8eVKFSiepik-G<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=351289c9b5&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwa5R4iW4$>

 You may also reach out to Louise Edwards (fellowships at osu.edu) in the Undergraduate Fellowship Office for more information.


Summer Fellowship Writing Workshop 2023
Session 1: Tuesdays 12-2 pm: May 16-June 27(with no meeting on June 13)
Session 2: Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 pm: July 5-Aug. 8

This six-week workshop will take you through all the steps of writing a competitive grant application, from initial ideas to a complete draft of your proposal and personal statement. The focus will be on applications for the Fulbright process (including the study/research awards and the English teaching assistant awards) but will include lessons relevant to many fellowship applications. The workshop meets for two hours each week via Zoom, and for each session you will have work to do beforehand to conceptualize/prepare aspects of the application. In the workshop we will learn about proposal writing, project design, personal statements, and securing the best letters of recommendations. Students will provide (and benefit from) peer feedback on others’ proposals, and the instructor will give both in-class and one-on-one feedback. The final meeting of each workshop (June 27 and Aug 8, respectively) is mandatory for that session’s participants.

What’s in it for you? Students will complete a draft Fulbright application before the August 15campus deadline. Also, students who successfully complete the workshop will receive a campus endorsement for the Fulbright. And here is what last year’s participants thought:

  *   “I learned so much about how to write an effective essay and personal statement. The feedback I received was SO incredibly helpful.”
  *   “It was really helpful to understand the best way to frame my content and structure a Fulbright application. I found that advice very applicable to other fellowship/scholarship applications.”
  *   “I knew the different reasons why I wanted the Fulbright, but I had to learn how to piece them together for the people reading my application to understand. In the workshop I learned that the 2 statements needed to be strong enough to stand-alone, and even stronger together.”
  *   “The feedback, the lessons, even the lesson on how to ask someone for recommendation letters was helpful. If I hadn't started the writing process early and had a draft at the end of the workshop, I would have struggled alone through the writing process.”

Students may sign up for one of the two sessions. The workshop will take place via Zoom and is free. Enrollment is limited. To register for the workshop, please attend one of the info sessions or email fellowships at osu.edufor the registration link.

The course will be led by Thomas McDow, an associate professor in the History Department who has led the workshop for 2 years. Prof. McDow was a Fulbright scholar as a graduate student and has carried out research in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Over the last eighteen years, Prof. McDow has worked closely with the fellowship offices at Yale, George Mason, and Ohio State to advise and prepare candidates for national fellowship competitions. He is an enthusiastic teacher who likes to see his students succeed.

If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Prof. Thomas McDow (mcdow.4 at osu.edu).

This workshop is made possible through the support of OSU's Office of Academic Enrichment in cooperation with the Undergraduate Fellowship Office.
[Image of Alazhar, Cairo, Egypt]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=be7a7e3728&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwbE4h3JA$>
How to get involved

Keep on top of upcoming events by signing up for our newsletter and following us on social media. If you are already following us and are thinking of truly committing yourself to studying the Middle East, or surrounding regions, and/or their languages, consider joining our Middle East Studies forum. The Middle East Studies forum is made up of faculty and junior scholars involved in Middle East Studies at Ohio State University. The first step is to sign up for the OSU Middle East Studies Community listserve<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=83ad7f762f&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwe49FQr9$> to get keyed in on upcoming meetings.

Join our team! MESC needs academic interns<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=40f3034a66&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwVm1ZoNT$> to write content for our website and support our academic programming. Are you from the Middle East? Or have you lived there? Become a cultural consultant and go to local classrooms to share your knowledge of the region with students.

Share your pictures <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=c3cd230593&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwZaMiIg3$> from the Middle East and surrounding regions.

Questions? Contact us at mesc.osu.edu/contact<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=10623e1d32&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwS8NtmvR$>
Learn More
[cid:image003.png at 01D98030.76611640]
Donate<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=b2553e4ded&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwYoJdJbp$>
[cid:image004.png at 01D98030.76611640]
[Logo]

Copyright (C) 2023 The Ohio State University, Middle East Studies Center. All rights reserved.
You are on this list because you either signed up at one of our events, requested to be informed about our events or are one of our affiliated faculty members.

Our mailing address is:
The Ohio State University, Middle East Studies Center
2009 Millikin Rd
Suite 145
Columbus, OH 43210

Add us to your address book<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/vcard?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=6ec33245b5__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwRNwx_1r$>


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=6ec33245b5&e=6b437f4be7&c=a22bf8bd5b__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwSk-yGSr$> or unsubscribe<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=6ec33245b5&e=6b437f4be7&c=a22bf8bd5b__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMweRE8M28$>
[Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8aad9a415882af05c91822d20&id=4620e7a317&e=6b437f4be7__;!!KGKeukY!0pyEch3W6mrA0ShHvh1T7V_VdyhRQNcqIIB4p7mH_aM_d_2gL12jq72zX9AtXUEDagiQvSp3Lnm_GedMwYgFt9QY$>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/private/middleeaststudiesforum/attachments/20230506/f6dfa520/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.png
Type: image/png
Size: 2197 bytes
Desc: image003.png
URL: <https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/private/middleeaststudiesforum/attachments/20230506/f6dfa520/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1935 bytes
Desc: image004.png
URL: <https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/private/middleeaststudiesforum/attachments/20230506/f6dfa520/attachment-0003.png>